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|image1= Battle at the Wabash.jpg | |||
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|alt3}}Clockwise from top left: {{flatlist| | |||
* Native legion at the [[Battle of the Wabash]] | |||
* [[Battle of Lewispointe]] | |||
* [[Battle of Chambly]] | |||
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| date =February 19,1804-September 1, 1856<br/>{{Age in years months, and days|1804|2|19|1856|8|1}} | | date =February 19,1804-September 1, 1856<br/>({{Age in years months, and days|1804|2|19|1856|8|1}}) | ||
| place =Canada | | place =Canada | ||
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| result ='''1804 | | result ='''1804''' | ||
*United States captured most of the Great Lakes region | *United States captured most of the Great Lakes region | ||
*United States captured Newfoundland | *United States captured Newfoundland | ||
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| combatant1 ='''1804'''<br/>{{flag|United States|1795}} | | combatant1 ='''1804'''<br/>{{flag|United States|1795}} | ||
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''' | '''1812–1815'''<br/> | ||
{{flag|United States| | {{flag|United States|1795}} | ||
*{{flagicon|United States| | *[[File:Flag of American Canada (1822–1856).png|23x15px|border]] [[American Canada Territories]] | ||
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'''1854–1856'''<br/> | |||
{{flag|United States|1851}} | |||
*[[File:Flag of American Canada (1822–1856).png|23x15px|border]] [[American Canada Territories]] | |||
*{{flagicon|United States|1777}}[[Republic of Newfoundland]] | |||
| combatant2 ='''1804'''<br/>{{flagicon|Canada|1812}}{{flag|Canada|1868}} | |||
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'''1854'''<br/> | '''1854'''<br/> | ||
{{ | {{Flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[British Empire]] | ||
*{{Flag|United Kingdom}} | *{{Flag|United Kingdom}} | ||
*{{Flag|Canada|1868}} | *{{Flag|Canada|1868}} | ||
{{flag|Confederate States|1863}} | {{flag|Confederate States|1863}} | ||
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| commander1 ={{flagicon|United States| | | commander1 ='''1804'''<br/> | ||
{{flagicon|United States| | {{flagicon|United States|1795}} [[John Marshall]]<br/> | ||
{{flagicon|United States| | {{flagicon|United States|1795}} [[Horatio Dickson]]<br/> | ||
| commander2 ={{flagicon|Canada|1812}}Adam Pace | '''1854'''<br/> | ||
{{flagicon|United States|1851}} [[Hiram Steel]]<br/> | |||
{{flagicon|United States|1851}} [[Jeremiah Perkins]]<br/> | |||
{{flagicon|United States|1777}} [[Richard Dickson]]<br/> | |||
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{{flagicon|Canada|1812}} Adam Pace<br/>{{Flagicon|Canada|1812}} [[Benjamin Hughes]]<br/>{{flagicon|Canada|1812}} Christopher Harris{{KIA}}<br/>{{flagicon|Canada|1812}} Malik Thomson<br/> | |||
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| strength1 = | | strength1 =180,000 {{small|(peak)}} | ||
| strength2 = | | strength2 =196,000 {{small|(peak)}} | ||
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| casualties1 =42,000 | | casualties1 =42,000 | ||
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| campaignbox ={{Campaignbox Canada War}} | | campaignbox ={{Campaignbox Canada War}} | ||
}} | |alt1=}}The '''Canadian War''' (French: ''Guerre canadienne'') was a series of military conflicts between the British colony of Canada and the United States. | ||
== First years (1804-1808) == | |||
The first years were filled with chaos and destruction. There was great disorgansation in the American army but only one general scored any victories, Major General [[Horatio Dickson]]. | |||